Free is a Four Letter Word
The release of Plants vs. Zombies 2 this week seems to have ignited a small Internet fervor over the games’ price (free) and the “freemium,” free-to-play model...
find_and_replace
I hobbled, my broken legs giving out with each step. It was impossible to hide in the shadows, the sparks lighting my path like luminant breadcrumbs. I...
Paper Dinosaurs
The benefactors are afraid to take a chance on Dr. Adam Kirschner, with good reason. He’s safe, almost benign. With so much money being recouped on television...
Pancake Social
It’s customary to show up to at least one of your opponent’s fundraisers. I figured if I had to suffer, I might as well get some pancakes...
Rake’s Revenge!
As far as inanimate objects go, Rake was fairly impatient. He had watched Shovel left out all winter to rust, only to be thrown away during the...
The Friendly Skies
Elliot spun his wedding ring on his finger idly. If you had asked him six months ago, he’d never imagined he’d be here. On a 737, staring...
Paper Has Memory
The card had warped, its edges worn together after sitting in a damp box. The last place Reggie expected to see it was at the bottom of...
The New Red Sox Curses
I attended my last Red Sox game of the year in July, about a week and a half after the All-Star break. They were riding high at...
Generation Population
There were a lot of nicknames given to our generation. The Worthless Generation. The Too Many Generation. Generation Omega. But I think Generation Population was the most...
Best Sewing Machine Webmaster, Meet Business Management Software
The interview process had been especially grueling. It was always a crap shoot with web companies. They could be as strict or loose as those ends of...